Sep 13 1917 During the
writer and war correspondent Dr Grondijs took this picture, IWM Q 115197, of the first attack by the Russian troops after the Revolution resulted in the capture of Dzikie Łany, a fortified summit south-west of Tarnopol (the Austro-Hungarian partition of Poland), 13 September 1917. The victorious troops were composed of Siberian regiments, and the first line who secured this photograph.
Photo shows: The second wave of the attack waiting to advance. The officer seen standing on the bank is Lieutenant Glouschkoff, killed in action an hour later.
Production date: 1917-09-13